The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - BCG is expected to develop and pilot an analytical model that could save money in Medi-Cal by detecting pre-payment fraud, reducing improper claims, and flagging areas of possible waste and abuse. Workstream 5: DHCS —Hospital Financing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - Fraud and Data Analytics This project seeks to enhance the information security of the department ’s programs and prevent fraud through (among other enhancements) the deployment of tools to detect and mitigate cyberattacks, the integration of the department ’s event logging and management solution into EDDNext IT projects and systems, and the use of real ‑time identity proofing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

Improving California's Regulatory Analysis

Feb 3, 2017 - Certain Analytical Requirements for Major Regulations Offer Limited Value In some cases, the existing analytical requirements appear to provide limited valuable information that can be used to inform cost ‑effective regulatory decisions —which is the main goal of the analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3542

The 2020-21 Budget: Reinventing the Department of Business Oversight

Feb 26, 2020 - The Governor proposes resources for new research and outreach activities through the establishment of the Financial Technology Innovation Office; Market Monitoring, Consumer Research, Insights and Analytics Office; and the Targeted Consumer Outreach and Education Office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4181

The 2020-21 Budget: Assessing the Governor's Reorganization Proposals

Feb 7, 2020 - The center would integrate data from across CHHSA departments and use data analytics and insights to inform program improvements. According to the administration, the center would be established within existing CHHSA resources in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4146

The 2019-20 Budget: Department of State Hospitals

Feb 13, 2019 - FCMDT staff are also responsible for data tracking and analytical efforts related to various aspects of state hospital operations, such as admissions and discharge data, as well as bed capacity. The department does not currently have a standardized approach to staffing these positions at each state hospital, but it reports that each FCMDT staff member typically has a caseload of 200 t o 300 p atients, though at some hospitals the caseload can be higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3936